Improvement in the manufacture of wooden moldings or strips for the frames of mirrors



` UNITED STATESA PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT J. MAROHEB., OF NET/V YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT lN THE MANUFACTURE 0F WOODEN MOLDINGS OR STRIPS FOR THEFRAMES 0F MIRRORS, PICTURES, dc.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 38,314, dated April 28,1863.

T0 all whom it may concer/1,:

Be it known that I, ROBERT J. MARCHER, ot' the city, county, and Stateof New York,

have invented a new and useful improvement.

in the manufacture of wooden moldings or strips for the frames ofmirrors, pictures, Sto.; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, inWhich- Figure l is a face or front view of a piece of molding or stripconstructed according to my invention; Fig. 2,` a transverse section ofthe same, taken in the line a: x, Fig. l. Figs. 3 and 4, transversesections of moldings or strips constructed according to the old plan.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

This invention 'relates to an improvement in that class of moldings orstrips for mirror and picture frames Which are provided with an innergilt portion or edge. This inner gilt portion or edge was originallyproduced by gilding or by applying metal, and then lacquering the sameby means ot a brush, the lacquered portion, of course, being directly bythe side of or adjoining the other painted, stained, or colored portionot' the molding or strip. The objection attending this plan consisted inthe difficulty attending the forming, even by expert hands, of a neatjunction of the gilded or metal and lacquered part with the coloredpart. With the utmostcare in applying the gilt or metal and lacquer,there would always remain an uneven, rough, or crooked junction ot' thecolored and the gilded or metal and lacquered parts which greatlyimpaired the neatness and iinish of the frame. To obviate thisdifficulty, Jthe inner portion of the molding or strip to be gilded orlacquered has been made separately from the other part, gilded orcovered with metal and lacquered,

and then titted to said part When the frames were constructed. Thisplan, although overcoming the difliculty previously alluded to, wasattended with additional labor-nearly double-in constructing the frames,as the inner gilded or metal and lacquered portion required to be cutand mitered together in the same way as the outer colored or stainedpart. Besides, the inner part would, if not well seasoned, frequentlywarp and separate from the outer part and render the frame quiteunsightly, or much deteriorate it in appearance.

My invention consists in making the inner gilded or metal and lacqueredpart of the molding or strip separate from the outer part, as in thelast-mentioned plan 5 but instead of fitting or abutting the inneragainst the outer part when the frames are manufactured, I construct theouter part with a groove or recess to receive the inner part, and securesaid inner part to the outer part by that mea-ns, and either with orWithout glue or any suitable adhesive material or cement, so that whenthe moldings or strips are linished they will form one piece only, whichwill consequently' only require to be cut and mitered together in theold or original Way. By this means I obtain the advantage of the neatfinish, as stated in the second plan, without the disadvantage of doublelabor and the liability of the separation of the two portions bywarping, springing, 85o.

To enable those skilled in the art to understand and construct myinvention, I Will proceed to describe it more fully as follows:

A represents the outer portion ot the molding or strip, which is of woodprepared or y gilded or covered with metal and lacquered,

and then itted in the groove or recess a, and, it' desired, securedtherein by glue or any proper cement or adhesive substance. The twoparts A B, thus tted and secured together, form or complete the entiremolding or strip, and the same may be cut and mitered together to form aframe in the same way, and without any more labor and expense than bythe old plan, in which the molding was composed ot` one piece only. Thegroove or recess a eft'ectually retains the portion B in its place, andprevents said portion from springing or separating from the portion A.`

In Fig. 3 the original molding is shown, b being the outer coloredportion, and c the inner lacquered portion. In Fig. 4 the improvement onthe original plan is shown, d being the outer colored portion, and c theinner lacquered portion, the latter being made separately from theformer7 and then in the mal;- in g of the frame simply abutted or placedagainst a lip, f, at the inner edge of d, the portion e being requiredto be cut and mitered together in the saine Way as d, thereby causingdouble Work in the manufacturing of the fra-nies7 While the portion e,when the frames areinanufactured, is liable to spring or separate fromd. 'f

Although I suggested the application of glue or other suitable adhesivematerial or cement in holding the two portions A B to gether, I do notwish to be understood as conlining myself to its use, as it may bedispensed with if the portion B is made to fit snugly or properly in thegroove or recess in the portion A.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A molding or strip for the manufacture of picture and other frames,constructed of two parts or portions, A B, connected together in themanner substantially as herein set forth.

ROBT. J. MARGHER.

Witnesses:

Gnus. GoUDEn, PETER VAN ANTWERP.

